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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19644	Belgiaes troubles, and triumphs VVherein are truly and historically related all the most famous occurrences, which haue happened betweene the Spaniards, and Hollanders in these last foure yeares warres of the Netherlands, with other accidents, which haue had relation vnto them, as the battels of Fleurie, and Statloo, the losse of Gulicke and Breda, the sieges of Sluce and Bergen, the conquest of St. Saluador in Brasilia, and the taking of Gosse by Charles Lambert, &c. Written by William Crosse ...	Crosse, William, b. 1589 or 90.	1625 (1625)	STC 6072; ESTC S109106	45,855	80

BELGIAES TROVBLES AND TRIVMPHS WHEREIN ARE TRVLY and Historically related all the most famous Occurrences which haue happened betweene the Spaniards and Hollanders in these last foure yeares Warres of the Netherlands with other Accidents which haue had relation vnto them as the Battels of Fleurie and Statloo the losse of Gulicke and Breda the Sieges of Sluce and Bergen the Conquest of St. Saluador in Brasilia and the taking of Goffe by Charles Lambert c. Written by WILLIAM CROSSE master of Arts of St. Mary Hall in Oxford and sometimes Chaplaine vnto Colonell Ogle in the Netherlands LONDON Printed by AVGVSTINE MATHEVVES and IOHN NORTON 1625. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE AND TRVELY noble Lords the Earle of ESSEX and my Lord MOVNTIOY William Crosse wisheth the increase of Temporal and the fulnesse of Spirituall happinesse MOst Illustrious Lords amongst all the List of our Time-VVorthies I could find none to whom I might consecrate this First part of Belgiaes Troubles and Triumphs sooner then to your Honoured selues as being the Sonnes of two so Noble and high-deseruing Fathers the Mirrours of these latter Ages whose Examples concurring with the inbred vertue of your owne Dispositions inuite you to the Patronage of Arts to the Profession and Exercise of Armes the former you haue manifested by your Munificence the latter by the free aduenture of your owne Persons as you my Lord of Essex at your first ascent into the Palatinate for your Ingagements in the Seruice of the Netherlands your and last attending with much Constancy and Valour in the troublesome Leaguers of Meede and Rosendale And you my Lord Montioy for your worth and Noblenesse exemplified at the Siege of Bergen op Zoom for the rescuing of Monsieur Breoutees Bodie from the Spaniards at Meede Leaguer neere Breda and for the continuall perseuerance in your Noble Resolutions and heroycall Indeauours The Authour doubts that malicious Criticisme may haunt and ghost this impartiall Poeme which glorifies our English Nation according to their condigne merits a thing omitted by the Dutch and French VVriters who giue ynough vnto themselues but vnto vs too little attributes of Honour For these causes he seeks to shelter this Fraught vnder the Lee of your Protections which if hee obtaines by meanes of your Noble Graunts hee shall for euer rest The deuoted Seruant of your Lordships William Crosse BELGIA'S TROVBLES AND TRIVMPHS The first Booke THE ARGVMENT IN this part continued from the beginning of the yeare of our Lord God 1621 vnto the Ascension of our Sauiour in the yeare 1622 are contained the expiration of the last Truce with a Proposition of a new Treatie which the States reiect because the Spaniards would not acknowledge them for free States in this Treatie The preparations of both sides for warre The meeting of our Troups at Skenckesconce Their cruell March from thence to Dornicke The terrible Sicknes which raigned in our Army The imbattailing of our Foot-Companies on the North side of Dornicke Graue Henricks fortunate escape from foure Cornets of the enemies Horse The burning of his Lodgings and Stables by a casuall fire Spinolaes opposition against the Prince of Oranges forces Vanderbercks taking of Gulicke and Inigoes repulse at Sluce together with the burning of 50 Dorps in little Brabant by the States Armie and the taking of the Gouernour of Angola Prisoner by the Flushingers AFter the calmes of sweet-contenting Peace Well passed were and that luxurious ease Had griped on those Armes which fighting were Imbru'd with blood with danger death feare Bellona storming with a fatall rage Out of th' Infernall Cells calls forth a Page Fell Discord hight with whom shee thus doth treat Doe not thy trembling vaines deare Discord sweat Whole stormes of wrath for that neglected warre Crest-fallen mournes in peace and that that barre Of milk-sop Treaties stoppes our raging Armes Stain'd with the blood of Belgiaes former harmes Behold that swelling State obserue and looke How proudly shee hauing the chaines off shooke Of Castiles thraldome liues in pleas●●g rest And roaues from Holland to the farthest West Spreading her tayle vnto The West Indies were first discouered by Columbus that Indian Maine Found by Columbus for Gold-thirsting Spaine I long to drinke her blood and to intombe Her goared carkeise in my gaping wombe Rather let heapes of men let millions die Then my blood-thirstie soule should want supply Think'st thou that Turnholts field where These three places in the Netherlands were famous for those fights which haue been made in them thousands fell Of slaughtred bodies could my longing quell Or famous Ostend which for three yeares space Maintain'd that siege which did the world amaze Or that same blood which fertiliz'd the sand That Mountaine like doth rise on Newports Strand These were but drops vnto my dropsie soule Which drinking still doth thirst goe fill my bowle Brim full with vengeance which I meane to powre In stormes of blood on Belgiaes fruitfull shore There 's liquor yet within the sacred vaines Of great heroicke Spirits that remaines An obiect for my lust there are the My Lord of Oxford Sir Horace and Sir Edward Vere Veares Three thunder-bolts of warre whose courage dares T' affront whole Squadrons there is Cecill braue These would I haue to make the fielde their graue With these time-honour'd The Ogles of Lincolneshire came from the Ogles of Northumberland Ogle let mee place A Branch sprung from Northumbrian Ogles race And valiant Mountioy who to Blunts great house Fresh glory giues with these then ioyne and rouse Saintleger Conway Burrowes and the rest Whose daring valour fitly may contest With Romes old Minions let their whetted Armes Vpon thy summons take on fresh Alarmes And since for richer streames of Princes blood My soule doth long to drinke a crimson flood A Horslee● or Bloodsu● Hirudo-like faine would I sucke the vaines Of great Nassaw which with their mouing straines Giue life vnto the members of that State Who with their power the Spanish pride doe mate With this fierce Discord moou'd breaks all the barres Of sleeping Peace and sets discordant Iarres Doubtfull suspitions iealous lurking feares Fresh boyling in the breasts of Belgia sig●●fies the N●therlands Belgiaes Peeres Nor doth shee rest but to increase the fire Addes fuell to the flames ioynes pride with ire Malice with false but yet pretended wrong With which shee makes the Spaniard to prolong Treaties in shew but yet inflames his sprite With force to tame th' vnited Cantons might The cause grew thus there were of colder blood Who aym'd at Peace and at the publike good Vnwilling that the Christians ciuill Iarres Should breed domesticke and intestine warres These men perswade a parle both condiscend But dissonant remou'd from concords end For Philip deeming that the twelue yeares truce The King 〈◊〉 Spaine Did but the lustre of his Right abuse And that the webbe of Barneuelts designe Prou'd Fortunes scorne an vnsprung fruitlesse Mine Besides being vrg'don by